# 2001 Euroleague Finals

The 2001 Euroleague Finals was the final playoffs for the title of the 2000–01 Euroleague.
After five games, Kinder Bologna achieved its second title against TAU Cerámica. Argentine Manu Ginóbili was named MVP of the Finals.

## Results
### Game 1

* 17 April 2001 20:30
* Report
| Kinder Bologna | 65–78 | TAU Cerámica |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 16–28, 19–19, 16–13 |||
| Pts: Jarić 14 Rebs: Andersen 8 Asts: Abbio, Ginóbili 2 | | Pts: Alexander 21 Rebs: Alexander 19 Asts: four players 1 |
* PalaMalaguti, Bologna Attendance: 7,013 Referees: Coelho (POR), Tsanidis (GRE), Mpotitsis (GRE)
| Kinder Bologna | TAU Cerámica |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | P | R | A |
| PG | 14 | Antoine Rigaudeau | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| SG | 6 | Manu Ginóbili | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| SF | 19 | Marko Jarić | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| PF | 13 | David Andersen | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| PF | 12 | Alessandro Frosini | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | P | R | A |
| PG | 7 | Alessandro Abbio | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| SG | 8 | Davide Bonora | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| C | 9 | Nikola Jestratijević | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PF | 11 | Fabrizio Ambrassa | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PF | 18 | Matjaž Smodiš | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Ettore Messina ||||||
| Kinder Bologna | TAU Cerámica |
| 0 | 1 |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | P | R | A |
| PG | 6 | Elmer Bennett | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| SG | 7 | Laurent Foirest | 20 | 7 | 0 |
| SF | 11 | Saulius Štombergas | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| PF | 14 | Fabricio Oberto | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| C | 13 | Victor Alexander | 21 | 19 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | P | R | A |
| PF | 4 | Luis Scola | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| SF | 5 | Dani García | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| SF | 9 | Sergi Vidal | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PF | 10 | Mindaugas Timinskas | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Duško Ivanović ||||||

### Game 2

* 19 April 2001 20:30
* Report
| Kinder Bologna | 94–73 | TAU Cerámica |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–16, 20–19, 18–15, 24–13 |||
| Pts: Rigaudeau 23 Rebs: Griffith 8 Asts: Ginóbili 3 | | Pts: Alexander 17 Rebs: Alexander, Oberto 8 Asts: Bennett, Oberto 1 |
* PalaMalaguti, Bologna Attendance: 7,046 Referees: Stokes (ENG), Nowicki (POL), Lovsin (SLO)
| Kinder Bologna | TAU Cerámica |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | P | R | A |
| PG | 14 | Antoine Rigaudeau | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| SG | 6 | Manu Ginóbili | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| SF | 19 | Marko Jarić | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| PF | 12 | Alessandro Frosini | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| C | 15 | Rashard Griffith | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | P | R | A |
| PG | 7 | Alessandro Abbio | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| SG | 8 | Davide Bonora | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| C | 9 | Nikola Jestratijević | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PF | 13 | David Andersen | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| PF | 18 | Matjaž Smodiš | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Ettore Messina ||||||
| Kinder Bologna | TAU Cerámica |
| 1 | 1 |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | P | R | A |
| PG | 6 | Elmer Bennett | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| SG | 7 | Laurent Foirest | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SF | 11 | Saulius Štombergas | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| PF | 14 | Fabricio Oberto | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| C | 13 | Victor Alexander | 17 | 8 | 0 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | P | R | A |
| PF | 4 | Luis Scola | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| SF | 5 | Dani García | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| SF | 9 | Sergi Vidal | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| PF | 10 | Mindaugas Timinskas | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Duško Ivanović ||||||

### Game 3

* 1 May 2001 20:30
* Report
| TAU Cerámica | 60–80 | Kinder Bologna |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 14–23, 17–19, 13–24 |||
| Pts: Oberto 15 Rebs: Oberto 13 Asts: Bennett 6 | | Pts: Ginóbili 27 Rebs: Frosini, Jarić 7 Asts: four players 2 |
* Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz Attendance: 9,323 Referees: De Keyser (BEL), Koukoulekidis (GRE), Ankarali (TUR)
| TAU Cerámica | Kinder Bologna |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | P | R | A |
| PG | 6 | Elmer Bennett | 9 | 2 | 6 |
| SG | 7 | Laurent Foirest | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| SF | 11 | Saulius Štombergas | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| PF | 14 | Fabricio Oberto | 15 | 13 | 0 |
| C | 13 | Victor Alexander | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | P | R | A |
| PF | 4 | Luis Scola | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| SF | 5 | Dani García | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| SF | 9 | Sergi Vidal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PF | 10 | Mindaugas Timinskas | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Duško Ivanović ||||||
| TAU Cerámica | Kinder Bologna |
| 1 | 2 |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | P | R | A |
| PG | 14 | Antoine Rigaudeau | 15 | 0 | 2 |
| SG | 6 | Manu Ginóbili | 27 | 4 | 1 |
| SF | 19 | Marko Jarić | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| PF | 12 | Alessandro Frosini | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| C | 15 | Rashard Griffith | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | P | R | A |
| PG | 7 | Alessandro Abbio | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| SG | 8 | Davide Bonora | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| PF | 11 | Fabrizio Ambrassa | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PF | 13 | David Andersen | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| PF | 18 | Matjaž Smodiš | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Ettore Messina ||||||

### Game 4

* 3 May 2001 20:30
* Report
| TAU Cerámica | 96–79 | Kinder Bologna |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 19–14, 26–23, 27–25 |||
| Pts: Bennett 19 Rebs: Oberto 9 Asts: Bennett 8 | | Pts: Griffith 18 Rebs: Griffith 6 Asts: Rigaudeau 5 |
* Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz Attendance: 9,323 Referees: Coelho (POR), Tsanidis (GRE), Mpotistis (GRE)
| TAU Cerámica | Kinder Bologna |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | P | R | A |
| PG | 6 | Elmer Bennett | 19 | 4 | 8 |
| SG | 7 | Laurent Foirest | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| SF | 11 | Saulius Štombergas | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| PF | 14 | Fabricio Oberto | 8 | 9 | 2 |
| C | 13 | Victor Alexander | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | P | R | A |
| PF | 4 | Luis Scola | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| SF | 5 | Dani García | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SF | 9 | Sergi Vidal | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PF | 10 | Mindaugas Timinskas | 18 | 5 | 2 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Duško Ivanović ||||||
| TAU Cerámica | Kinder Bologna |
| 2 | 2 |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | P | R | A |
| PG | 14 | Antoine Rigaudeau | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| SG | 6 | Manu Ginóbili | 15 | 3 | 4 |
| SF | 19 | Marko Jarić | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PF | 12 | Alessandro Frosini | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| C | 15 | Rashard Griffith | 18 | 6 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | P | R | A |
| PG | 7 | Alessandro Abbio | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| SG | 8 | Davide Bonora | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PF | 11 | Fabrizio Ambrassa | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PF | 13 | David Andersen | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| PF | 18 | Matjaž Smodiš | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Ettore Messina ||||||

### Game 5

* 10 May 2001 20:30
* Report
| Kinder Bologna | 82–74 | TAU Cerámica |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 23–19, 20–15, 20–22 |||
| Pts: Rigaudeau 18 Rebs: Griffith 10 Asts: Ginóbili 6 | | Pts: Bennett 24 Rebs: Bennett 5 Asts: Bennett 5 |
* PalaMalaguti, Bologna Attendance: 8,278 Referees: Coelho (POR), Tsanidis (GRE), Stokes (ENG)
| Kinder Bologna | TAU Cerámica |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | P | R | A |
| PG | 14 | Antoine Rigaudeau | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| SG | 6 | Manu Ginóbili | 16 | 4 | 6 |
| SF | 19 | Marko Jarić | 16 | 4 | 1 |
| PF | 12 | Alessandro Frosini | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| C | 15 | Rashard Griffith | 14 | 10 | 0 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | P | R | A |
| PG | 7 | Alessandro Abbio | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| SG | 8 | Davide Bonora | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| C | 11 | Fabrizio Ambrassa | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PF | 13 | David Andersen | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| PF | 18 | Matjaž Smodiš | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Ettore Messina ||||||
| Kinder Bologna | TAU Cerámica |
| 3 | 2 |
* 2000–01 Euroleague Champions
* Kinder Bologna 2nd continental title
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | P | R | A |
| PG | 6 | Elmer Bennett | 24 | 5 | 5 |
| SG | 7 | Laurent Foirest | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| SF | 11 | Saulius Štombergas | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| PF | 14 | Fabricio Oberto | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| C | 13 | Victor Alexander | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | P | R | A |
| PF | 4 | Luis Scola | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| SF | 5 | Dani García | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| SF | 9 | Sergi Vidal | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| PF | 10 | Mindaugas Timinskas | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Duško Ivanović ||||||

## Awards
### Euroleague Finals MVP

* Manu Ginóbili ( Kinder Bologna)

### Euroleague Finals Top Scorer

* (15.4 points per game):
* Manu Ginóbili ( Kinder Bologna)
* Elmer Bennett ( TAU Cerámica)
* Victor Alexander ( TAU Cerámica)